E&P Information & Data Management

6th February to 7th February 2013,
London, United Kingdom

SMi's 15th annual conference will examine the key issues in management and analytics, what kind of objectives there are for data management and how to achieve these goals most effectively.

The benefits of the digital age do not lie in the quantities of data gathered but the information that this data provides about managing and analysing exploration, which can in turn result in improved operational knowledge and business intelligence for oil and gas companies. How this data is turned into valuable and more importantly actionable information remains the key to achieving the competitor advantage.

Oil and gas companies now have more data than ever before on which to base their decisions relating to exploration, drilling and production. For this reason alone effective and productive data management is central to virtually every department within the organisation. Through a series of case studies from leading oil and gas companies, presentations, discussions and technology updates the conference will cover all issues relating to how exploration and production companies can maximise the value of their information and data management.

9:50 Standards leadership council. Standards communities come together - but can they do this in harmony?

These societies all set exchange standards that are used in the
upstream and midstream oil and gas sector. Some of these are
dedicated societies and some address a wider field. The Standards
Leadership Council has been formed to study the points at which
data and standards join. The initial aim of this group is to ensure
that the various bodies are referring to the same external standard
to assist in improved integration of data and workflows.

Moving from an evolved to an engineered information management culture

12:20 Networking Lunch

13:50 The role of Data Virtualisation in your EIM strategy – an E&P case study

The explosion of information sources and integration challenges, together with greater regulation and compliance requirements have created new challenges for today's enterprise Information solutions. This session considers the role Data Virtualisation can play in your Enterprise Information Environment.

The vast number of information sources in today’s E&P landscape means the time to solution through traditional ETL solutions presents a problem. This is where powerful new Data Virtualisation approaches can help – but choose with care, it’s not every use case that can benefit from EII/DV.
The availability of a new generation of DV tools and BI solutions which easily integrate with ERP systems has undoubtedly provided real benefit in reducing overall time to solution.

However, the information explosion, plethora of tool options and information regulation and compliance presents us with more challenges, including:

• Where in the Enterprise Information Management framework can EII/DV fit in? We’ll share a EIM framework;
• Can EII / Data Virtualisation add value to Data Warehousing? We’ll show 5 ways in they can.
• How this was applied in a real life case study for a super major E&P organisation

17:00 The evolution of data management

The oil industry and technologies have evolved over the past decades. Applications are becoming increasingly user friendly, while geoscientists and engineers are being asked to evaluate opportunities and make business decisions at ever increasing rates. Panellists will address topics affecting key stakeholders including:

How have our data challenges changed in terms of data volumes and quality?

Do these challenges dictate differing support models?

Has the balance between application support and data management support requirements changed over the years?

9:50 Standards collaboration in the upstream industry

Jerry Hubbard, President and CEO, Energistics

Energistics are facilitating a series of data exchange standards development projects that cross oilfield business processes

Working towards a goal of seamless end-to-end data exchange between drilling, production and reservoir management; a completions data exchange object for drilling and production, a production reporting object between production and regulatory and a Standards DevKit across WITSML, PRODML and RESQML to ease in adopting standards

In addition, Energistics is one of the founding members of the Standards Leadership Council collaborating with ten other oil and gas related standards bodies to avoid duplication of efforts and to develop joint standards in areas such as drilling automation, seismic data velocities and units of measure

The GIS application, also called Infoshop Maps, integrates cartographic data coming from cloud services with business intelligence and the enterprise search engine

InfoShop Maps enables a federated search by searching the enterprise geo-databases and various repositories storing data and documents

End users are enabled to browse proprietary maps, maps on the cloud and retrieve all documents, physical data and information pertinent to the current area of interest that meets the specified keywords

Infoshop Maps is now the sole point of access to corporate information and the enterprise GIS system within the E&P division

11:30 A Case study on replacing Finder with a PPDM-based data management solution

To harness Big Data plan Smart rather than plan big. Working clever to align an Information Management plan with new business goals and strategies is the key. Innovative integration of people, processes and technology will allow a collaborative and adaptable approach, enabling the best results from the data you have.

12:50 Networking Lunch

13:40 The business process efficiencies from the implementation of eBusiness standards

Dave Wallis, Executive Committee Member and Chair of Marketing, PIDX

First an enterprise needs "e-enable" its own organisation and then its supply chain; what needs to happen internally and externally, evaluating everyones' capabilities

The simple wins - reducing paper and avoiding double entry of data

e-Enabling your supply chain is a natural evolution once internal systems and processes have been e-Enabled. The benefits

The goals - spend analytics, business intelligence and intelligent sourcing

Workshop

Copthorne Tara Hotel

Scarsdale Place
Kensington
London W8 5SR
United Kingdom

The Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington is an elegant contemporary four-star hotel in prestigious Kensington, located just a two minutes walk from High Street Kensington underground station, making exploring easy. The hotel offers well-appointed and comfortable guest rooms combining Standard, Superior and Club accommodation. Club rooms offer iconic views over the city and include Club Lounge access for complimentary breakfast and refreshments. Guests can sample the authentic Singaporean, Malaysian and Chinese cuisine at Bugis Street, traditional pub fare at the Brasserie Restaurant & Bar or relax with a delicious drink at West8 Cocktail Lounge & Bar.

The Copthorne Tara Hotel boasts 745 square meters of flexible meeting space, consisting of the Shannon Suite and the Liffey Suite, ideal for hosting conferences, weddings and social events. Facilities include access to the business centre 24 hours a day, fully equipped fitness room, gift shop, theatre desk and Bureau de Change. With ample onsite parking outside the London congestion charge zone and excellent transport links via Heathrow Airport, the hotel is the perfect location for business or leisure stays. The hotel is within close proximity to the shops of High Street Kensington, Knightsbridge and Westfield London, Olympia Conference Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and Hyde Park.

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WHAT IS CPD?

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy,
which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and
structured. The most common definition is:

‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional
competence’

CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and
Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular
CPD activities.

Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do
not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to
be upheld.

CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor
led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured
reading.

CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with
a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their
members to undertake CPD.

For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked
to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members
undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards,
legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide
online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’
or ‘Output’ based.

‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve
within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such
as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number
required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of
learning.

‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning
goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives.
These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training
courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD
through their preferred mode of learning.

As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SMI Group can provide an indication
of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately
the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly
in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

GLOBAL CPD

Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces
and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD
is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

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